Egypt vs Libya: Annual precipitation
Egypt
6.35 millimeters
in 2025
Libya
16.52 millimeters
in 2025
Egypt rank
192nd
Libya rank
191st
Annual precipitation over time
- Egypt
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 16.52 millimeters against 6.35 millimeters in Egypt, a difference of 10.17 millimeters.
That makes Libya's figure about 2.6 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Libya ahead.
Egypt ranks 192nd and Libya ranks 191st of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 16.07 millimeters | 23.76 millimeters | 7.69 millimeters | Libya |
| 1950s | 9.63 millimeters | 21.89 millimeters | 12.27 millimeters | Libya |
| 1960s | 40.59 millimeters | 27.95 millimeters | 12.64 millimeters | Egypt |
| 1970s | 11.83 millimeters | 27.55 millimeters | 15.72 millimeters | Libya |
| 1980s | 12.99 millimeters | 25.57 millimeters | 12.59 millimeters | Libya |
| 1990s | 13.47 millimeters | 26.12 millimeters | 12.66 millimeters | Libya |
| 2000s | 8.3 millimeters | 22.32 millimeters | 14.01 millimeters | Libya |
| 2010s | 11.26 millimeters | 22.29 millimeters | 11.03 millimeters | Libya |
| 2020s | 12.65 millimeters | 16.74 millimeters | 4.09 millimeters | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Egypt or Libya?
- Libya, at 16.52 millimeters against 6.35 millimeters in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Egypt and Libya?
- 10.17 millimeters, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Libya?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Libya rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Egypt ranks 192nd and Libya ranks 191st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual precipitation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual precipitation—rain and snow—calculated as the sum of daily averages, reported as the depth of water falling to Earth's surface, excluding fog and dew.